TIL the company that owned the World Trade Center had scheduled a meeting for 9/11/2001 on the 88th floor of tower 1 to discuss what to do in the event of a terrorist attack, but rescheduled the night before because someone couldn't attend.

Also Mayor Guiliani put NYC's emergency response center in the World Trade Center, in spite of very specific and vocal criticism - since the WTC was the only building in NY to have already been specifically attacked by foreign terrorists, back in 1993.

I still cringe when I see that response he gave Ron Paul about blowback back in the 2008 primary debates. Whether you're a Paul fan or not, it (Giuliani's statement*) was stupid, at least in hindsight.

When asked about federal funding for HIV treatment, Giuliani responded, “My general experience has been that the federal government works best when it helps and assists and encourages and sets guidelines on a state-by-state, locality-by-locality basis. It’s no different from the way I look at homeland security. Maybe having been mayor of the city, I know that your first defense against terrorist attack is that local police station, or that local firehouse.’’ [Iowa Independent, 7/20/07]